Pacific Food Security Indicators A framework for
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Description: Pacific Food Security Indicators A framework for development Background Towards a Food Secure Pacific 20102015 Pacific Food Summit 2010 Theme 6 Food security information system WHO study in Fiji and Tuvalu SPC SDP FBOS VNSO
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Pacific Food Security Indicators A framework for development Background ‘Towards a Food Secure Pacific 2010-2015’. Pacific Food Summit 2010. Theme 6: Food security information system WHO study in Fiji and Tuvalu SPC (SDP) + FBOS + VNSO- list of indicators at national, local, household and individual level which address availability, access, utilisation and stability. Result- 142 food security indicators Study Pacific Food Security Indicators. A framework for Development, 2014 Stimulate discussion Support a phased approach by: Identifying available and high quality food security indicators Identifying indicators for greater investment. Methodology Which indicators capture the impact of multiple sectors on food security? Rationale: efficient, broad interest, galvanise support for further development Examples: Food Production Index, prevalence of underweight children under 5 yrs. 142 47 Which ones are currently measurable, regularly collected and available for many PIs? 47 18 Repetitive? Best indicator for the measure? Example: Food import dependency ratio favoured over other trade indicators because it captures food imports, exports and agriculture contribution to GDP 5 18 Suggested priority indicators Prevalence of obese adults Prevalence of underweight under 5’s Food import dependence % of household expenditure on food % change in food CPI Medium term Measures of micronutrient deficiency (i.e. anemia, vitamin A); Measures of calorie supply, including production variability and adequacy; Measures of calorie consumption, particularly composition and access; Indicators on post-harvest losses and food storage and preservation; Sources of household food consumption (i.e. home grown or imported); Additional measures of food price levels and volatility; Legislative issues around food quality and control by government; Impact of natural disasters on food security. Food indicators Now your turn? Comments on the approach/methodology? Comments on the indicators emerging? Big gaps?
